The Mixmups

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[Bright, upbeat theme music plays]

SINGERS: Mixmups, here come the Mixmups

DESCRIPTION: In a shower of sparkles, a magical Wooden Spoon pops out of a star-covered, blue Magical Mixing Box on red wheels. Three friends, Pockets, Giggle, and Spin, are accompanied by their guinea pig, Roller Guinea, and their guide dog, Yapette.

SINGERS: Mixmups, mix, mix, the Mixmups

DESCRIPTION: Giggle has orange and yellow fur and cat-like ears. Pockets has bear ears, blue fur, red pockets, and red glasses with stars on the frames. Spin has red fur and bunny ears, and has two yellow antennas.

SINGERS: Mixmups, here come the Mixmups

DESCRIPTION: Roller Guinea has light brown fur and is wearing red roller skates; Yapette has brown fur, a white-and-red polka-dot harness, and a red nose. The light-up Wooden Spoon swirls up sparkles around the Magical Mixing Box.

SINGERS: Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

DESCRIPTION: Pockets, Giggle, and Spin all wave. Confetti sparkles all around them.

[Title] “Mixmups”.

DESCRIPTION: Stars surround the text, and the Wooden Spoon replaces the “i” in “Mixmups.”

SINGERS: Mix up the magic, one, two, three

DESCRIPTION: In Mixington Valley, Pockets, Giggle, and Spin all stand around the Magical Mixing Box. Mixington Valley is a magical land with rolling hills, a red-and-white-striped house, and a slide and an accessible blue-and-yellow swing set.

SINGERS: Mix it, twirl it, whirl it, hey

DESCRIPTION: Over the hilltop is Lucky Loover Bird. She is fuzzy and gray, wears red shoes, and has a long trunk. Lucky Loover Bird swirls magic out of her trunk that lights up the Wooden Spoon in Spin’s hand.

SINGERS: Time for some magic, adventure and play

SINGERS: Mixmups, Mixmups, hey, hey, hey!

DESCRIPTION: Magical sparkles swirl around the three friends. They float into the air and disappear into the Magical Mixing Box.

SINGERS: Mixmups, here come the Mixmups

DESCRIPTION: Pockets, Giggle, and Spin are transported to an imaginary world. In a montage of their adventures, they spin on a teacup ride, then are in an autumn forest. In the forest, Giggle uses a blue-and-orange wheelchair. Pockets runs behind them, holding Yapette’s harness handle, along with Spin, who is also running.

SINGERS: Mixmups, mix, mix, the Mixmups

DESCRIPTION: The montage continues with the three friends baking cakes in a kitchen, charting a pirate ship, and playing an electric guitar.

SINGERS: Mixmups, here come the Mixmups

SINGERS: Mix up the magic, mix up the magic

DESCRIPTION: Giggle, Spin, and Pockets are accompanied by Yapette, Roller Guinea, and Lucky Loover Bird in a burst of confetti. They all wave and smile.

[Title] “Mixmups”.

DESCRIPTION: Stars surround the text, and the Wooden Spoon replaces the “i” in “Mixmups.”

SINGERS: Mix up the magic with the Mixmups

[The theme song and introduction end.]

DESCRIPTION: Two smiling clouds overlook Mixington Valley. Snow falls from the sky.

THE FIRST CLOUD: Hmm.

THE SECOND CLOUD: Hmm.

DESCRIPTION: Lucky Loover Bird sits on a tree swing overlooking Mixington Valley.

LUCKY LOOVER BIRD: In Mixington Valley, the Mixmups play. What kind of adventure will they mix up today?

[Text reads] The Snowy Shiver. Story by Rebecca Atkinson, Script by Miranda Walker.

DESCRIPTION: Sitting around the dining table, Pockets, Spin, and Giggle eat toast. Yapette sits on the floor, and Roller Guinea lies on the table.

POCKETS: Toast is my favourite.

[Chomping on toast]

[Roller Guinea murmuring]

DESCRIPTION: Roller Guinea turns to look out the window; it is snowing outside.

[Roller Guinea murmuring]

GIGGLE: Huh?

[Giggle gasping]

GIGGLE: It's snowing!

POCKETS: Huh?

SPIN: Eh?

DESCRIPTION: Spin and Pockets join Giggle, looking out the window.

SPIN: I love snow!

POCKETS: Me too...

SPIN: Come on. Let's go outside, and play in it!

MIXMUPS: Yay!

[Yappette yapping]

DESCRIPTION: Giggle and Pockets rush to a bin of snow gear. Spin stands next to the front door.

SPIN: Oh, what are you doing?

POCKETS: Getting my coat, and a hat for Yapette.

GIGGLE: Me too!

POCKETS: Um, Spin, don't you want something to keep yourself warm?

SPIN: Nah. Coats take way too long to put on. And they're annoying. I want to play in the snow now.

DESCRIPTION: Spin runs outside.

SPIN: Whoo-whoo!

[Birds chirping]

DESCRIPTION: Spin looks around. There is very little snow on the ground, and no snow is falling from the sky.

SPIN: Aw… Where did all the snow go?

DESCRIPTION: Giggle, Pockets, Yapette, and Roller Guinea join Spin outside.

[Roller Guinea murmuring]

GIGGLE: It stopped snowing!

SPIN: But, I wanted to build a snowman.

GIGGLE: And I wanted to play snowballs!

POCKETS: But there isn't enough snow.

SPIN: I know… Let's mix up a magical snowy adventure! And go and play somewhere with lots of snow!

GIGGLE: Yeah!

POCKETS: Yay!

DESCRIPTION: Lucky Loover Bird sits over on the hilltop. Small patches of snow cover the grass.

LUCKY LOOVER BIRD: Oh? Time to play.

DESCRIPTION: Lucky Loover Bird hops off her tree swing and opens a door in the side of the tree.

[Door creaks open]

DESCRIPTION: Inside the tree is a purple toque. Down in Mixington Valley, the three friends gather around the Magical Mixing Box and put in the ingredients for their adventure! Pockets puts in her coat, Giggle puts in her mittens, and Spin puts in a handful of snow.

POCKETS: One coat.

GIGGLE: Cozy mittens!

SPIN: Oh! Snow!

GIGGLE: What else do we need?

DESCRIPTION: Over on the hilltop, Lucky Loover Bird waves her trunk and sparkly magic swirls out! Golden sparkles swirl around the three friends.

[Sparkles jingling]

ALL THREE FRIENDS SAY: Magic sparkles!

DESCRIPTION: The Wooden Spoon glows in Pockets’ hand. Pockets puts the spoon into the Magical Mixing Box and begins to stir.

ALL SING: Mix up the magic one, two, three. Mix up the magic, Yahoo! Yippee!

DESCRIPTION: Confetti and sparkles swirl out of the Magical Mixing Box and lift the three friends, Yapette, and Roller Guinea into the air.

ALL SING: Mix it, twirl it, whirl it hey. Time for some magic adventure and play. Mixmups, Mixmups, yeah, Mixmups, Mixmups, Mixmups. Mix up the magic. One, two, three, yeah!

DESCRIPTION: They all disappear into the Magical Mixing Box with a pop.

DESCRIPTION: The Magical Mixing Box appears in an all-white world. Out pop Giggle, Pockets, Spin, Yapette, Roller Guinea, and the Wooden Spoon. The Magical Mixing Box unfolds, and from within appear snowy hills, colourful mountains, and evergreen trees. Giggle, Spin, and Pockets appear in front of an igloo and a group of birds on a sled. On top of the igloo is a sign that displays a hat, mittens, and a scarf.

POCKETS: Wow!

[Birds murmuring]

GIGGLE: Snow!

DESCRIPTION: In a flash of golden sparkles, Giggle and Pockets are dressed in their snow gear. Giggle’s wheelchair transforms into an electric tricycle.

[Pockets and Giggle gasping]

DESCRIPTION: Lucky Loover Bird walks out of the igloo. She is wearing an orange puffer vest, a blue toque, and blue mittens. She is carrying a bin of winter clothing.

LUCKY LOOVER BIRD: It's playtime! Oh! Only me.

POCKETS: Oh. Who are you?

LUCKY LOOVER BIRD: Today, I'm Mrs. Frosty. Welcome to my snowy play centre!

GIGGLE: Yay! We've come to play.

[Roller Guinea murmuring]

SPIN: In lots and lots and lots of snow!

MRS. FROSTY: Well, you snowsters are in the right place. Who wants to play… catch the snowball?

MIXMUPS: I do! Me, please! Me!

[Roller Guinea murmuring]

DESCRIPTION: Mrs. Frosty hands Spin a pair of mittens.

MRS. FROSTY: Put these on. It's no fun with cold paws!

SPIN: Nah, I don't like mittens. They're itchy! And get in the way.

MRS. FROSY: Oh! Okay… Well, who's going to be the catcher?

GIGGLE: Oh, me please!

[Roller Guinea murmuring]

MRS. FROSTY: Alright then. We'll throw snowballs, and see how many you can catch.

GIGGLE: Okay. Got it.

DESCRIPTION: Two clouds smile in the sky.

THE FIRST CLOUD: Hmm.

THE SECOND CLOUD: Hmm.

DESCRIPTION: Giggle and Roller Guinea are across from Mrs. Frosty, Spin, Pockets, Yapette, and two birds. Giggle catches the snowballs that soar through the air.

MRS. FROSTY: Are you ready?

GIGGLE: Ready!

[Grunting]

[Snowballs whistling]

[Mixmups laughing]

GIGGLE: Whoa!

DESCRIPTION: Roller Guinea hides behind Giggle.

[Roller Guinea murmuring]

DESCRIPTION: Spin juggles a snowball and shivers.

[Spin stammering]

SPIN: Uh…

DESCRIPTION: Spin throws the snowball. Giggle catches it.

[Giggle grunting]

POCKETS: Ooh!

[Everyone cheers]

DESCRIPTION: Spin shivers, hugs himself, and taps his feet in the snow.

[Spin shivering]

SPIN: I don't want to play this anymore.

MRS. FROSTY: Okay... Let's try something different. Oh! Let's roll a giant snowball.

DESCRIPTION: Two clouds smile in the sky.

THE FIRST CLOUD: Hmm.

THE SECOND CLOUD: Hmm.

DESCRIPTION: Led by Yapette, Pockets, Giggle, Roller Guinea, and Spin roll a massive snowball in the snow.

[Snow softly crunching]

POCKETS: Whoo!

DESCRIPTION: The group stops walking. Behind Giggle and Pockets, Spin shivers. Spin tenses his shoulders and wraps his arms around himself.

[Spin shivering]

[Snow softly crunching]

POCKETS: Oh dear. I don't think Spin looks very happy.

[Spin shivering and groaning]

GIGGLE: Are you okay, Spin?

SPIN: Ee-- yeah-- I am. I'm f-- fine, thanks.

GIGGLE: Oh, okay.

[Giggle gasping]

DESCRIPTION: Giggle smiles.

GIGGLE: Let's turn the giant snowball into a snowman!

POCKETS: Ah, that's a great idea. Come on, Spin.

SPIN: Mm, playing in the snow is not as fun as I thought it'd be.

[Spin groaning]

DESCRIPTION: Spin walks away from Pockets and Giggle, and into the igloo.

[Yapette moaning]

GIGGLE: Oh. Spin doesn't want to play with us. I thought he wanted to build a snowman...

MRS. FROSTY: Why don't we start, and Spin can join in when he's ready?

POCKETS: Eh... Okay...

DESCRIPTION: Two clouds smile in the sky.

THE FIRST CLOUD: Hmm.

THE SECOND CLOUD: Hmm.

[Upbeat music]

DESCRIPTION: Pockets and Giggle make a snowman together. They make a face out of a carrot and coal, put mittens on stick arms, wrap the snowman in a scarf, and dress the snowman in an orange coat.

[Giggle and Pockets giggling]

POCKETS: Ah, the perfect snowman! Spin! Come and see!

DESCRIPTION: Spin calls out from inside the igloo.

SPIN: I'm busy!

POCKETS: Oh. Busy doing what?

[Roller Guinea murmuring]

SPIN: Busy being in here! I don't wanna play!

GIGGLE: You can choose what we play next.

SPIN: Mm, I want to stay in here.

[Pockets and Giggle sighing]

POCKETS: We came to play in the snow. But it's not much fun without Spin joining in.

MRS. FROSTY: Hm... Is there anything else you could do, to encourage Spin to play?

DESCRIPTION: A thought bubble appears above the Mixmups' heads. They think about throwing snowballs, rolling a snowball, and Spin shivering.

[Thought bubble popping]

GIGGLE: Hm… First, we played snowball catch. But Spin gave up.

POCKETS: And then we made a giant snowball. But Spin wasn't happy.

GIGGLE: Then we made the snowman. But Spin didn't want to join in with that either.

[Thought bubble popping]

POCKETS: What have we done to upset him?

GIGGLE: I don't know, he just doesn't want to play with us anymore.

DESCRIPTION: Spin calls out from inside the igloo.

SPIN: You didn't upset me. I did want to play. But my ears kept shaking.

MRS. FROSTY: Aw, Spin! Your ears have been shaking because you're cold! That's called shivering. And it's what your body does when it needs to warm up.

DESCRIPTION: Spin steps out of the igloo. He is shivering and hugging himself.

SPIN: "Shivering..." Well, my ears are shivering again now, but I'm not warming up.

GIGGLE: Maybe you need something else to help you warm up.

POCKETS: Hm...

GIGGLE: Hm.

POCKETS: Hey, I know. Our snowman is wearing really warm things. Why don't you borrow them?

SPIN: But then, how will he keep warm?

MRS. FROSTY: Snowmen don't get cold, so I'm sure he won't mind!

MIXMUPS: Yay! Yeah!

DESCRIPTION: Two clouds smile in the sky.

THE FIRST CLOUD: Hmm.

THE SECOND CLOUD: Hmm.

DESCRIPTION: Spin dresses up in the snowman’s snow gear.

SPIN: Whoo-hoo!

POCKETS: Are the mittens getting in the way, Spin?

SPIN: Nope.

GIGGLE: And is the hat itchy?

SPIN: Nah. It's great! And the coat. And my ears have stopped shivering too. I'm all warmed up and ready to play!

DESCRIPTION: Spin smiles. The Mixmups throw snowballs together, make snow angels, and roll snowballs. They make a collection of snowmen, then gather back together at the igloo with Mrs. Frosty.

[Mixmups laughing]

SPIN: Ha-ha!

[Snow softly crunching]

POCKETS: Yay!

DESCRIPTION: Two clouds smile in the sky.

THE FIRST CLOUD: Hmm.

THE SECOND CLOUD: Hmm.

POCKETS: We did it. We had the best time playing in the snow.

SPIN: Yeah! It's a lot more fun when you wear warm clothes.

MRS. FROSTY: Yep! As I say, there's always another way.

DESCRIPTION: The Wooden Spoon appears in a flash of light in Spin’s hand. Their snow gear disappears.

SPIN: Boys home time!

DESCRIPTION: The magical adventure world begins to fold back up into the Magical Mixing Box.

MRS. FROSTY: Toodle-loo!

DESCRIPTION: Giggle, Spin, Pockets, Yapette, and Roller Guinea all disappear into the Magical Mixing Box in a shimmer of sparkles. They reappear at the Mixington Valley house. A thick layer of snow covers the ground.

[Upbeat music]

POCKETS: Oh, wow! It must have snowed while we were gone!

GIGGLE: And now there's lots of snow to play in!

DESCRIPTION: Spin runs over to a pile of snowballs.

SPIN: And lots of snowballs too! Let's play catch the snowball again. But I'm going to get my coat first.

POCKETS: Good idea.

[Roller Guinea murmuring]

DESCRIPTION: Giggle points at the snowballs.

GIGGLE: I wonder who left these here?

DESCRIPTION: Up on the hilltop overlooking Mixington Valley is Lucky Loover Bird. She puts her purple hat back in the tree cupboard. She sits back on the tree swing and looks down at the snowy Mixington Valley.

LUCKY LOOVER BIRD: Mixing up adventures near and far, but home is where the Mixmups are. Bye, Mixmups!

[End Credits] Directed by Rebecca Atkinson, Head Writer, Debbie Macdonald. Voices, Tayah Callender, Isabella Mai Jones, Sonny Shaw, Gillian Dean. A Mixmups Entertainment Production for Channel 5/ Milkshake! Made with the support of the Young Audiences Content Fund through the BFI.